William Adkins was appointed Principal Deputy Director, National Reconnaissance Office (PDDNRO), on January 12. In this role he provides overall day-to-day management of the NRO, with decision responsibility as delegated by the director, NRO.
Prior to being appointed as the Principal Deputy Director, Adkins served on the professional staff of the House Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Defense, where he led the subcommittee’s oversight and legislative responsibility for the NRO, U.S. Space Force, U.S. Space Command, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, National Security Agency, and U.S. Cyber Command.
From 2006 to 2016, he worked in the private sector as a strategic advisor to aerospace and defense clients on strategy, policy, and business development in the space and defense sector. From 2000 to 2006, he served on the House Science Committee and was appointed staff director for the House Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee where he led the subcommittee’s legislative and oversight activities of NASA and other agencies involved in civilian space.
From 1997 to 2000, Adkins worked for the Central Intelligence Agency and was assigned to the NRO in the Advanced Systems and Technology Directorate, where he managed several technology development projects. Adkins began his career in 1986 at the Naval Research Laboratory.
Source: NRO
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